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    Theresa Fallon “Many people would like to see China play a constructive role, but I think now that we're in the third year of the war, this idea is wearing a bit thin.” 13 hours ago
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    Mahjoob Zweiri “What we have witnessed in the past few hours is that they talk about an agreement on the first stage. It could be understood that Hamas wants to release itself from the pressure globally, including the United States. So, they are giving concessions on the first stage, which leads to 40 days of ceasefire and exchange of captives. I think 33 old and sick captives. And then moving on to other stages. But we are seeing that we are going back to the main conditions, which means we are still talking about the main principles [complete ceasefire and withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza] that Hamas talked about. As the time of some sort of agreement on the first stage came, the Israeli military and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu came to say actually, there is no agreement: We will go to Rafah regardless of any agreement. It reflects the divisions within the Israelis and crisis within the Israeli politics. On the other hand, Hamas has been more cautious. They do not want to show real progress made but they also do not want to say things have not changed. I think it's obvious some change has happened otherwise we would not expect [CIA chief] William Burns to be in the region.” 14 hours ago
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#West

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Viktor Orbán
Viktor Orbán

“We are not living in a comfortable West, we are living in the midst of difficulties, not just now but throughout our history, so we are able to tell the difference between who is a migrant and who is a refugee. Migrants are stopped. Refugees can get all the help. We're prepared to take care of them [Ukrainians], and we'll be able to rise to the challenge quickly and efficiently.”

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Prime Minister of Hungary
03 Mar 2022 6 3
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Cristian Nitoiu
Cristian Nitoiu

“The long-term goals of Russia following the end of the Cold War have been to recover the great power status of Soviet Union, to be seen as equal by the West and to be able to influence political developments in its smaller neighbours like Ukraine, Moldova or Kazakhstan. However, Ukraine has been incorporating itself into the Western orbit of influence, and thus going against Putin's interests. Accordingly, placing a Russian-friendly government in Kyiv is most likely the main objective of the Kremlin's military intervention.”

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Lecturer in Diplomacy and International Governance at Loughborough University London
28 Feb 2022 6 3
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Richard Heydarian
Richard Heydarian

“Despite Russia's recent ruthlessness, it is, unlike China, a fundamentally declining power. Rather than become overly focused on the threat of a diplomatically isolated and economically feeble Russia, the West should allocate more resources to countering China in the Indo-Pacific and deterring an invasion of Taiwan.”

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Research fellow at Taiwan's National Chengchi University
26 Feb 2022 5 2
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Yinhong Shi
Yinhong Shi

“Although China and Russia have moved beyond marriage of convenience to a quasi-alliance, relations between the giant neighbours are far from a formal alliance requiring one to send troops should the other face threats... With the international world so polarised, it's possible the United States and the West would be unified in isolating or sanctioning China together with Russia. An invasion would also show that China's repeated calls for all sides including Russia to resolve the Ukraine crisis peacefully have fallen upon Putin's deaf ears, raising doubts about its effectiveness as an interlocutor.”

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International relations expert from Renmin University in Beijing
19 Feb 2022 10 5
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Sergey Lavrov
Sergey Lavrov

“[The West] is trying, as they say, to punish those who pursue an independent policy, primarily our country and the People's Republic of China, using all variety of unsuitable tools such as various sanctions, demonization in the media space, provocations by special services and much more.”

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Russian Foreign Minister
26 Jan 2022 6 2
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Sergey Lavrov
Sergey Lavrov

“If we don't receive a constructive answer, and the West continues its aggressive course, then Moscow, as our president said earlier many times, will undertake appropriate responsive measures.”

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Russian Foreign Minister
26 Jan 2022 1 2
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Dmytro Kuleba
Dmytro Kuleba

“The West must view Ukraine as a self-standing important part of the West. This conflict unleashed by Russia against Ukraine will only end once the West sends a very simple message to Russia: Ukraine is not just a country that we support; it is a part of our world, it is one of us, and it will never return to you.”

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Foreign Minister of Ukraine
22 Jan 2022 2 3
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Su Chang
Su Chang

“The COVID-19 pandemic has dealt a heavy blow to Central Asian countries, and the economy in Kazakhstan also suffered from the breaking-off of trade and flights. In recent years, protests by the younger generation incited by nationalism have increased, shedding light on domestic problems and also explaining why the protests spread quickly to many cities. Who would benefit most from the riots? Probably the US and the West. Kazakhstan shares borders with both China and Russia, and the Biden administration's strategic purpose is to contain China and Russia. When Kazakhstan falls into chaos, the stability of the whole region would be affected.”

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Research fellow at the Institute of Russian, Eastern European and Central Asian Studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
06 Jan 2022 6 2
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Samuel Charap
Samuel Charap

“A broader challenge of the crisis is Russia pointing a gun at Ukraine's head while asking the West to make concessions. And that has been the dynamic here... The [US] administration's in a tight spot. The Ukrainians are clearly making a lot of requests, and they have a lot of sympathetic ears on the Hill and more broadly in Washington. And there's the question, if this is imminent, and there's anything you can do to help, now is the time. On the other hand, we are asking Russia to de-escalate, and they would see this as escalatory.”

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Russian security analyst at the RAND Corporation
30 Dec 2021 5 4
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Yuri Ushakov
Yuri Ushakov

“Our president immediately responded that if the west decides in this or other circumstances to impose these unprecedented sanctions which have been mentioned then that could lead to a complete breakdown in ties between our countries and cause the most serious damage to relations between Russia and the west. Our president also mentioned that it would be a mistake that our descendants would see as a huge error.”

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Putin’s foreign policy adviser
30 Dec 2021 2 3
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Mikhail Gorbachev
Mikhail Gorbachev

“The Kremlin had been in a weak bargaining position because the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991 provoked economic chaos. In such a position, how can you expect equal relations with the United States, with the West? That's the first thing. Secondly, and no less important, is the triumphal mood in the West, especially in the U.S. Arrogance and self-confidence went to their heads.”

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Former President of the Soviet Union
24 Dec 2021 7 2
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Raffaello Pantucci
Raffaello Pantucci

“Until now, the general assumption has been what we see Russia and China are a pair of countries that are essentially working together but they don't like each other. They work together because they feel obligated to work together. But that assumption might not be valid anymore. I think what changed is that both countries have come to some sort of a realisation that actually the world restructured in such a way in their perspective that they are on one side and the West is on the other. It's interesting to see some of the things they are talking about. So we have recently seen the Russians talking about AUKUS. This is a deal that has nothing to do with the Russians and it's not an area of strategic interest for Russians at all. Yet, we have a number of quite senior Russian officials who say that this is a bad thing for the world.”

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Senior associate fellow at Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)
17 Dec 2021 4 2
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Artyom Lukin
Artyom Lukin

“A demonstration of support from Beijing would be important to Russia as it is on the brink of another confrontation with the West over Ukraine. But China, too, needs to show that it has major power allies as Beijing's relations with the West continue to slide downward, with some countries declaring [a] boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics.”

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Associate professor with Russia’s Far Eastern Federal University
13 Dec 2021 6 2
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Tatiana Stanovaya
Tatiana Stanovaya

“Even if Putin gets something from the west, serious talks or discussions about guarantees - will that be enough for Putin? We are witnessing the dawn of a new geopolitical adventurism from Russia. Putin thinks that if Biden wants, he can move mountains, he can convince allies and convince Kyiv [to make concessions]. This problem could lead Putin to demand the impossible and push the stakes so high that everything ends in war.”

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Founder of the political analysis firm R.Politik
12 Dec 2021 7 3
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Aleksey Kushch
Aleksey Kushch

“We're not talking about an invasion but about a generation of uncertainty, of geopolitical entropy to achieve a critical mass to coerce the West to start the new Yalta talks with Russia.”

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Kyiv-based analyst
03 Dec 2021 5 3
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Bobo Lo
Bobo Lo

“There is no grand conspiracy against the West. What this is, is a classic great power relationship, meaning it's driven by common interests, rather than shared values. By supporting each other, China and Russia gain critical dividends including reinforcing the legitimacy and stability of their respective regimes. Defence cooperation allows Moscow to project Russian influence on the world stage while Beijing is able to gain access to Russia's advanced military technology and operational experience. The relationship also allows Moscow to fill the technological gap left by the withdrawal of Western companies in Russia following sanctions imposed in the aftermath of the annexation of Crimea. And Chinese investment in technology has been absolutely critical to the realization of Russia's Arctic LNG projects.”

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Former Australian diplomat and an independent international relations analyst
25 Nov 2021 (approx) 7 6
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Nick Carter
Nick Carter

“Traditional diplomatic tools and mechanisms available during the Cold War and an era of unipolar U.S. dominance are gone. Without those tools and mechanisms there is a greater risk that these escalations or this escalation could lead to miscalculation. So I think that's the real challenge we have to be confronted with.”

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Chief of the British Defense Staff
13 Nov 2021 7 2
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